The 13th Annual
Cotton Belt Regional Railroad Symposium

Sat., October 6, 2018.

The Symposium is scheduled annually for the first Saturday in October.

Saturday, October 6, 2018.
The formal event will be held on Saturday, with a program consisting of railroad presentations;
a Luncheon; an update on NETEX/Blacklands Railroad operations on the Cotton Belt's former
C-branch; and other activities to be announced. Audience participation is encouraged.
An informal dinner gathering may be planned at a local dining
establishment for those who are interested visiting Friday evening.

If you have items of railroad interest you would like to display, please bring them. We have arranged for plenty of table
and display space.
Please note that this is NOT a swap-meet.

Luncheon

The luncheon will be held at noon on Saturday.
The meal will feature a deli-style buffet and include sides, desert,
and drink, and live musical entertainment by the Roberts Family and
Friends.

Luncheon meal tickets may be
requested through our on-line reservation system here or by
contacting me directly,
prior to the reservation deadline, noon on Tuesday, October 2:

If you requested tickets and later learn that will be unable to claim and
use your requested ticket(s), please notify
Jason so your meal ticket may be reallocated to someone else
who may wish to dine at the luncheon.

Bronze Spike Sponsors:

Iron Spike Sponsors:

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Sponsorships are accepted anytime, but must be confirmed by three
weeks prior to the symposium to ensure inclusion in our major print
materials in order to meet printing deadline for the event.The Symposium Committee reserves the right to
decline any sponsorship application.

A special invitation is extended to all
former and current employees and their families to come and share
recollections of their railroad days. Everyone is encouraged
to bring and display historical photos depicting people, places,
equipment, and rail operations. We would
appreciate the opportunity to make arrangements to scan images or photograph artifacts for historic preservation
and inclusion in the Digital Library.

Anyone interested in the history and
operations of
railroads in the Ark-La-Tex-oma region is welcome. This is
also a reunion opportunity for members of the railroad "family."

Commerce Public Library
Collection | used with permission

St.L.S-W
#819 | Tony Wilson photo

Agendas

Friday,
October 5, 2018 – TBD

Possible
dinner gathering at a local dining
established.
Details to be determined.

Event Participants

other
participants TBA

Lodging Accommodations

Important Notice

As a significant purpose of this event is
historic documentation, the events will be video taped and
photographed extensively. Attendees should be aware that they
are subject to appearance in video clips and photographs that may
appear in library archives, digital library collections, the
symposium media galleries, and other
vehicles of media dissemination on the Internet. Attendance at
this event signifies voluntary consent to be included in such
documentation.

The names and trademarks of Cotton Belt are registered trademarks of
Union Pacific, used under license.Our
sincere appreciation is extended to Union Pacific
Corporate Relations for authorizing our use of the Cotton Belt name and
logo.